Smart linear conveyor system sales will hit $1bn by 2026
14 September 2022 The global market for “smart” production line conveyor systems – both linear and planar – is outpacing the general manufacturing and machinery market and will… Read More
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14 September 2022 
Plug-and-play conveyor improves productivity
9 May 2022 Interroll has launched a platform-based material-flow system that, it says, will boost the productivity of manufacturing processes “significantly”. The modular, plug-and-play LCP (light conveyor platform)… Read More
System monitors condition of conveyor belts in real time
9 June 2021 ABB has launched a digital condition-monitoring technology for conveyor belts that allows users to track speed, misalignment, damage, thickness and wear, slippage and the temperature… Read More
Drones and mics help to spot conveyor problems
22 December 2020 The German conveyor belt manufacturer Continental has developed a technology that uses drones and acoustic monitoring to identify potential problems on large-scale conveyors before costly… Read More
IP67 motor controller simplifies roller conveyor installations
13 August 2020 The German automation manufacturer Beckhoff has announced a compact motor controller for roller conveyor systems that, it says, will reduce cabling and improve diagnostics. The… Read More
48V conveyor drives could halve power supply needs
25 February 2019 The Swiss conveyor drive specialist Interoll has announced a modular, plug-and-play conveyor platform that offers a choice of 24V or 48V DC operation, and includes… Read More
Conveyor belts: lease, don’t buy?
2 July 2018 The German conveyor belt manufacturer Continental believes that technology is changing the way that we will buy and maintain conveyor belts in future. At the… Read More
Conveyor roller-drive is ‘the first to offer digital feedback’
29 June 2018 SEW-Eurodrive claims to be offering the first conveyor roller-drive that can be monitored constantly using a digital feedback system. It says that other roller-drives are… Read More
1.1kW synchronous drum motor is ‘the most powerful’
24 May 2017 Interroll, the Swiss specialist in products for internal logistics, claims to have developed the world’s most powerful synchronous drum motor for belt conveyor systems. The… Read More
Modular drum-motors will cut costs and lead times
7 March 2017 The Swiss conveyor drives specialist Interroll has announced a new generation of modular drum-motors aimed principally at conveyor belt applications. The motors, offering a choice… Read More
